The News Review:
- Break The Mold: an inspired artists’ collaboration
- Barney: Full-figured folks make an impact on TV
- Dads pushed out of their comfort zone to join daughters’ dance class
Break The Mold: an inspired artists’ collaboration
Examiner.com
I had several friends in it who I know are talented but it seemed like one of those backyard shows where people get together and ‘try’ stuff out. The show lasted under an hour and featured ten acts that included music theatre jazz and contemporary dance opera pop and Irish dancing. There was not a weak performer in the whole group. Erin McCracken and Angela Polk started the night off boldly with their brassy candid rendition of Scott Alan’s song “I’m a Star” accompanied by Stephanie Layton on piano. Who needs to watch So You Think You Can Dance on TV when you have Missy Wujek and Brock Mattacchione to enlighten Emily Bufferd’s innovative choreography? The beautiful duo made everything seem easy as they danced to Greg Tannen’s sweet song “It’s You” with Pablo Usandivaras on bongos. When I saw this next act in the program I had my doubts.
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Barney: Full-figured folks make an impact on TV
San Jose Mercury News
“More to Love” is the latest offering in a wave of shows that defy television’s obsession with stick-figure model types to focus on heavier and curvier everyday folks. It’s a trend fueled by the rousing success of NBC’s “The Biggest Loser” a reality series that champions large people who conquer their weighty issues. ther shows in the genre include “Dance Your Ass ff” an xygen reality series that has hefty contestants busting some moves and losing weight and “Drop Dead Diva” a lighthearted drama from Lifetime about a skinny bimbo who dies and wakes up in the body of an plus-size lawyer (Brooke Elliott). And then there’s “Ruby” the absorbing Style channel docu-series that in its second season continues to follow the exploits of 300-pound-plus Ruby Gettinger as Advertisement yld_mgr. place_ad_here(”adPosBox”); she strives to lose weight and find balance in her life. More than a decade after Camryn Manheim’s famous “This is for the fat girls!” Emmy acceptance speech television is waking up to the fact that the nation is comprised of more than Barbie and Ken dolls. At last full-figured viewers can turn on their TV sets and see people who look like them — other than the token fat guy in a lame sitcom.
Dads pushed out of their comfort zone to join daughters’ dance class
Centre Daily Times
The guys grab the girls with both hands and swing them high. It’s a classic move one that every little girl comes by naturally. The girls break out into big smiles every time. Herron says he’s glad the dance didn’t include any major technical dance moves. There are no big leaps or fancy turns. But he says the dance studio sometimes felt “more like a weight room” as they practiced lifting their partners. Todd Gainey who danced with his 6-year-old daughter Amber says swinging his pint-sized partner around definitely helped him get in shape.